Political Typology Quiz

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Where do you fit in the political typology?

Are you a Core Conservative? A Solid Liberal? Or somewhere in between? Take our quiz to find out which one of our Political Typology groups is your best match compared with a nationally representative survey of more than 5,000 U.S. adults by Pew Research Center.

You may find some of these questions are difficult to answer. For example, you may partly agree with both statements, or feel that neither quite describes your view. That’s OK. In those cases, pick the answer that comes closest to your view, even if it isn’t exactly right.

Which of the following statements comes closest to your view?

The government should do more to help needy Americans, even if it means going deeper into debt

The government today can't afford to do much more to help the needy

Which of the following statements comes closest to your view?

Government is almost always wasteful and inefficient

Government often does a better job than people give it credit for

Which of the following statements comes closest to your view?

The best way to ensure peace is through military strength

Good diplomacy is the best way to ensure peace

Which of the following statements comes closest to your view?

Racial discrimination is the main reason why many black people can't get ahead these days

Blacks who can't get ahead in this country are mostly responsible for their own condition

Which of the following statements comes closest to your view?

Government regulation of business is necessary to protect the public interest

Government regulation of business usually does more harm than good

Which of the following statements comes closest to your view?

Homosexuality should be accepted by society

Homosexuality should be discouraged by society

Which of the following statements comes closest to your view?

Business corporations make too much profit

Most corporations make a fair and reasonable amount of profit

Which of the following statements comes closest to your view?

Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy

Stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost

Which of the following statements comes closest to your view?

Immigrants today strengthen our country because of their hard work and talents

Immigrants today are a burden on our country because they take our jobs, housing and health care

Which of the following statements comes closest to your view?

Poor people today have it easy because they can get government benefits without doing anything in return

Poor people have hard lives because government benefits don't go far enough to help them live decently

Which of the following statements comes closest to your view?

The economic system in this country unfairly favors powerful interests

The economic system in this country is generally fair to most Americans

Which of the following statements comes closest to your view?

Our country has made the changes needed to give blacks equal rights with whites

Our country needs to continue making changes to give blacks equal rights with whites

Which of the following statements comes closest to your view?

It's best for the future of our country to be active in world affairs

We should pay less attention to problems overseas and concentrate on problems here at home

Which of the following statements comes closest to your view?

Most people who want to get ahead can make it if they're willing to work hard

Hard work and determination are no guarantee of success for most people

Which of the following statements comes closest to your view?

The obstacles that once made it harder for women than men to get ahead are now largely gone

There are still significant obstacles that make it harder for women to get ahead than men

Which of the following statements comes closest to your view?

In foreign policy, the U.S. should take into account the interests of its allies even if it means making compromises with them

In foreign policy, the U.S. should follow its OWN national interests even when its allies strongly disagree

In politics today, do you consider yourself a Republican, Democrat, or independent?

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As of today do you lean more to the Republican Party or more to the Democratic Party?

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lean - none

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